Magglio Jose "Maggs" Ordóñez is a Major League
Baseball right fielder and right-handed batter born
on 28 January 1974, in Coro, Venezuela who has
played for the Chicago White Sox (1997-2004) and the
Detroit Tigers (2005-Present). Ordóñez is exactly
six feet tall and weighs 215 lb.
Ordóñez hits the ball with authority to all fields.
He has good strike-zone judgment and a short, quick
stroke. He pulls the ball against left-handed
pitchers but with opposite-field power against
right-handers. As a fielder, he has a decent arm, a
quick release and good accuracy.
In an eleven-year career (through the 2007 season),
Ordóñez is a .312 hitter with 247 home runs and 992
RBIs in 1395 games. He has been selected for the
All-Star Game six times (1999-2001, 2003 and
2006-07) and has won three Silver Slugger awards
(2000, 2002 and 2007).
In 2007, he won the batting title for the American
League with an average of .363. He also established
a career high with 139 runs batted in, and finished
runner-up to Alex Rodriguez in the AL Most Valuable
Player award voting.
